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Healthcare Informatics Releases Its Annual Healthcare Informatics 100 Compendium

Magazine’s definitive listing of IT vendor companies provides a unique service to the industry

New York, May 27, 2011 -  Healthcare Informatics magazine announces the 2011 Healthcare Informatics 100, a ranking of the 100 vendors with the highest revenues derived from healthcare IT products and services earned in the U.S. Based on revenue information from 2010, this year’s listing provides readers with a unique information resource and financial overview of vendors active in the healthcare IT market. The Healthcare Informatics 100 is being published in the June issue of Healthcare Informatics, as well as online at http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/hci100.

The top five companies for 2011 are McKesson Technology Solutions (Alpharetta, Ga.), Dell Inc. (Round Rock, Tex.), CareFusion (San Diego, Calif.), Philips Healthcare (Andover, Mass.), and Cerner Corporation (Kansas City, Mo.). In 2010, the top five slots were filled by McKesson, Dell, CareFusion, GE Healthcare (Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.), and Cerner.

“We are proud to release this year’s Healthcare Informatics 100, which offers a distinctive service to our industry, and is uniquely referenced by professionals throughout the field every year,” says Mark Hagland, editor-in-chief of Healthcare Informatics. “We are pleased both with the participation of hundreds of vendor companies in the Healthcare Informatics100 process, and with the rigorous and tireless work of our colleagues at Porter Research and ST Advisors.”

Most of the corporate revenues listed are self-reported. However, to ensure accuracy and compile as comprehensive a list as possible, Healthcare Informatics editors collaborated with the Atlanta-based Porter Research and the Evanston, Ill.-based ST Advisors for essential research and analysis. Benjamin Rooks, Principal at ST Advisors, notes, “As a member of the magazine editorial board, I’ve long viewed the HCI 100 as a seminal industry data source and, as such, I’ve been delighted to once again participate in helping to ensure its accuracy and completeness.”

Industry veteran Porter Research President Cynthia Porter adds, “The healthcare IT industry has seen an amazing amount of activity this year—growth, consolidation, mergers, acquisitions. You name it, the industry has experienced it. The Healthcare Informatics 100 certainly reflects the enthusiasm and energy demonstrably abundant across our industry. As Porter Research has helped compile this list over the past few years, it has been interesting to see companies on the list grow via innovation and strategic business foresight, as well as new up and comers make bigger and bigger waves.”

Healthcare Informatics has compiled the Healthcare Informatics 100, available at http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/hci100, for more than 20 years. The magazine is published by the Vendome Group, LLC, and based in New York.
For more information, contact: Charlene Marietti, cmarietti@vendomegrp.com

Long-Term Living Awarded “Best Senior Living Industry Newsletter”

NEW YORK—Long-Term Living, the industry-leading provider of practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care information, has been recognized with the Best Senior Living Industry Newsletter Award by SeniorHomes.com in its 2011 “Best of the Web” contest. Long-Term Living’s e-newsletter reaches more than 32,000 subscribers each week, headlined by an eye-catching top story and featuring informative content, such as links to the publication’s blogs, news, and other online resources. It was chosen by a panel of fifteen senior industry experts, using a standardized rating system to determine the best Web sites and e-publications in a number of categories. Judging criteria included the quality of content and writing, ease of navigation, credibility, and the scope of content provided.

SeniorHomes.com, an online directory and resource for seniors and their families searching for senior care or senior housing, made the announcement as part of its “Best of the Web” contest on their Web site. The program is the first of its kind in the senior care space to take a systematic, expert-led approach to pinpointing the most valuable resources on the internet.
Overall, the SeniorHomes.com “Best of the Web” contest received more than 200 nominations in seven categories.
About Long-Term Living

For 60 years, Long-Term Living’s team of editors and industry experts have provided market analysis, strategic direction, policy commentary, clinical guidance, business management, technology breakthroughs, news, and perspectives on environments for aging. Through its print, online and event platforms, Long-Term Living is the number one resource for owners, executives, administrators, and directors of nursing at assisted living communities, nursing homes, post-acute facilities, continuing care retirement communities, and independent living environments.

For sales inquiries, contact CC Andrews at 216-373-1227 or candrews@LTLmagazine.com. For edit inquires, including information on how to start blogging for Long-Term Living, contact Patricia Sheehan at 216-373-1208 or psheehan@ltlmagazine.com.
Long-Term Living can be found online at http://www.ltlmagazine.com/.

About SeniorHomes.com

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 Wraps Up in Las Vegas

The industry’s premier event to continue with online Virtual Symposium.

NEW YORK- HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10, the premier conference for professionals involved in the design and construction of healthcare facilities, wrapped up Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, in Las Vegas with over 3, 700 industry-leaders from 30 countries in attendance, making this year’s event the most successful in the conference’s history.

Partnered with The Center for Health Design, and in association with the AIA, ASID, and IFMA-HCC, HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 showcased 150 educational and networking sessions, roundtables, workshops, and facility tours, providing attendees with numerous opportunities to earn CEUs while they examined and discussed the current trends and challenges facing healthcare facility design. A full session agenda for this year’s event can be found at www.hcd11.com/session-agenda.

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10’s impressive audience comprised of executive-level directors, architects, CEOs, designers, and hospital administrators representing 30 countries including Australia, Canada, Egypt, Denmark, and Taiwan. A photo gallery of attendees, awards, and exhibits can be found at www.hcd11.com/photo-gallery.

The conference opened with a keynote address from Dev Patnaik, the founder and CEO of Jump Associates, who discussed methods for success highlighted in his award-winning book, Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy. Closing the event, Dr. Esther M. Sternberg addressed a packed hall on the importance of one’s environment, and how it can trigger or reduce stress, highlighting the mind-body interaction and its relation to healthcare facility design.
HEALTHCARE DESIGN also announced an extension of HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 with the First Annual HEALTHCARE DESIGN Virtual Symposium, taking place Dec. 7 and Dec. 8, 2010. Created for industry-professionals who did not have time to attend all the sessions at HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10, or who find they are in need of more CEUs, the Virtual Symposiumwill consist of nine (9 ) 60-minute online Webinars discussing some of the most valuable content presented at this year’s conference. More information can be found at www.VendomeWebinars.com/HCDSymposium.


About HEALTHCARE DESIGN
HEALTHCARE DESIGN provides expert insight into the design, architecture, and engineering of healthcare environments. Utilizing multiple-channels of delivery HEALTHCARE DESIGN features eye-catching coverage and commentary on key topics of interest as well as educational Conferences and Webinars to deliver authoritative and timely content that informs, engages, and shapes the industry now and into the future.


About The Center for Health Design

Healthcare Informatics Announces 12 Semi-Finalists in 2011 IT Innovator Awards

Awards recognize IT innovations in healthcare leadership teams for fourth straight year. Top Three Finalists will be honored at the 2011 HIMSS Conference.

NEW YORK — Healthcare Informatics, the industry-leading publication for health IT professionals, has announced the 12 semi-finalists for its 2011 IT Innovator Awards. The 2011 Awards mark the publication’s fourth consecutive year of honoring healthcare leadership teams who have effectively employed information technology to make a difference in their organizations and in the industry at large. The 12 semi-finalists were chosen by the magazine’s editors from a pool of submissions 65% larger than that of last year. Reader voting will close on Tuesday, Nov. 23, and the Top Three Finalists will be honored at the 2011 HIMSS Conference.

The 12 Semi-finalists in the 2011 IT Innovator Awards are (in alphabetical order):

• Adventist Health System [clinical]
  For: CPOE implementation, 25 hospitals in 28 months

• Adventist Health System [financial]
  For: Self-service billing and registration

• Brigham and Women's Hospital
  For: Medication linking in chemotherapy

• Children's Hospital and Medical Center (Omaha)
  For: Clinical analytics and business intelligence

• Denver Health
  For: Clinical quality scorecard

• Edward Hospital
  For: Text-click-call in the ED

• Fletcher Allen Health Care
  For: An EHR and meaningful use journey

• HealthInfoNet
  For: Maine’s health information exchange

• Memorial Hospital and Health System (South Bend)
  For: Telemedicine for high-risk OB

• Muir Medical Group IPA
  For: Enterprise chart

• Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII)
  For: Statewide health information exchange

• Southeast Texas Medical Associates
  For: The SETMA model of care

About the IT Innovator Awards Signature Issue and Event:

For a number of years, Healthcare Informatics has honored those at the forefront of healthcare IT innovation with its IT Innovator Awards issue. In the past four years, Healthcare Informatics has expanded the concept to encompass innovative teams in healthcare organizations, as well as a more high-profile level of recognition at its annual reception during the HIMSS Conference. The focus of the program continues to be around recognizing exceptional achievement in leveraging information technology to facilitate clinical transformation and spur efficiency and effectiveness. And this year, for the first time, medical groups and health information exchanges were eligible to submit to the program, and have participated. Sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Nicole Casement by phone at (212) 812-8416, or by email at ncasement@vendomegrp.com.

About Healthcare Informatics:

Healthcare Informatics focuses on supporting the information needs of C-suite IT leaders with actionable leadership strategies to achieve their organizations’ goals, optimize operations, and improve patient care quality. The magazine targets CIOs and other healthcare IT decision makers, including IT, clinical, and executive leaders of hospitals, health systems, medical groups, and other patient care organizations, offering insight on and analysis of EMR/EHR, clinical IT, ARRA-HITECH, and other key developments, as well as patient safety, quality, and efficiency innovations in the inpatient and ambulatory areas.

Media Contact:
Jennifer Prestigiacomo
212-812-1418
jprestigiacomo@vendomegrp.com

Healthcare Informatics Accepting Nominations, RSVPs for 2011 IT Innovator Awards

	Deadline for nominations Nov. 17, 2010. Winners to be honored during IT Innovator Awards Reception at HIMSS in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 21, 2011. Nominations and RSVPs for reception being accepted online at www.Healthcare-Informatics.com.

NEW YORK—Healthcare Informatics, the industry-leading publication for healthcare IT professionals, has extended the submission deadline for the Healthcare Informatics IT Innovator Awards to Nov. 17, 2010.

The IT Innovator Awards Program recognizes healthcare leadership teams who have effectively employed information technology to make a difference in their organizations and in the industry at large. Teams can find more information on the awards and submit their projects for consideration online at www.healthcare-informatics.com/2011InnovatorAward.
Winners will be recognized during the Healthcare Informatics IT Innovator Awards Reception at HIMSS in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 21, 2011. Parties interested in attending the event should RSVP online at www.Healthcare-Informatics.com/rsvp.
The Top Three Winners of the IT Innovator Awards will be featured in the February 2011 cover story in Healthcare Informatics, with the first-place winning team pictured on the cover. Past Healthcare Informatics IT Innovators, like last year's winner Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, have described the Innovator Award as a motivator that inspired them toward further innovation.

After the Nov. 17 submission deadline, 10 finalists will be selected by the editors of Healthcare Informatics and posted on the Healthcare Informatics Web site. Readers will vote on the finalists Nov. 19-23, and the winners and finalists will be announced Nov. 24.

About the IT Innovator Awards Signature Issue and Event:
For more than a decade Healthcare Informatics has honored those at the forefront of healthcare IT innovation with its IT Innovator Awards issue. In the past three years, Healthcare Informatics has expanded this issue into an awards event to further recognize exceptional achievement in advancing and directing the course of the industry. Sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Nicole Casement by phone at (212) 812-8416, or by email at ncasement@vendomegrp.com.

About Healthcare Informatics:

Healthcare Informatics focuses on supporting the information needs of C-suite healthcare IT leaders with actionable leadership strategies to achieve their organizations’ goals, optimize operations, and improve patient care quality. The magazine targets CIOs, clinical informaticists and other healthcare information technology leaders. Healthcare Informatics provides insight on and analysis of EMR/EHR, clinical IT, ARRA-HITECH, and other key developments, as well as patient safety, quality, and efficiency innovations in the inpatient and ambulatory areas.

The National Conference on Addiction Disorders gathers over 900 professionals in addiction treatment.

The 2010 National Conference on Addiction Disorders (www.NCAD10.com) concluded on Saturday, September 11, in Washington, DC with over 900 registrants from 5 different countries. Attendees enjoyed a pre-conference workshop presented by Dr. Carlo C. DiClemente, four keynote presentations, over 60 educational sessions, numerous networking opportunities and a riveting music performance by John McAndrew.    

NCAD.10 covered the most pressing issues facing the addiction treatment industry, including: changes in behavioral healthcare service delivery, blending research and practice, co-occurring disorders, adolescent addiction,  substance use recovery, burnout prevention, 12-step recovery, and family recovery. The conference’s educational sessions allowed attendees to delve deep into the topics most relevant to their particular focus, and emerge from this four-day experience with a renewed sense of inspiration.

In addition, during the course of NCAD.10, attendees benefited from the Exhibit Hall with 100 exhibitors and networked with colleagues from around the world. The diversity of the attendees, speakers, and exhibitors enabled the emergence of new ideas and innovations in the field. “This has been an experience of a lifetime. My ideas of what my personal beliefs were have changed. This experience has broadened my knowledge, ideas, and education…” stated one NCAD.10 attendee. “The NCAD conference, [produced by Vendome Group, publisher of Addiction Professional and Behavioral Healthcare magazines, in conjunction with NAATP, INCASE and NALGAP],  brings together experts from several national organizations in the addiction and prevention fields once every year,” said another.   “This is the perfect example to learn cutting edge research and technique, along with the best networking opportunity that exists in the addiction field today. If you work in the addiction field at any level, this conference is essential!”

With a successful inaugural year, NCAD.11 will be held September 17 – 21, 2011, at the Town & Country Hotel in San Diego, CA.

For additional information, visit www.NCAD11.com or contact Customer Service at 603.836.0327.

Addiction Professional Wins Prestigious Award for Article on High-Functioning Alcoholics

Addiction Professional magazine, Vendome Group’s practical guide to effective addiction treatment and prevention services, has been awarded a first-place Gold Award from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) for its March/April 2009 issue article on treating the high-functioning alcoholic.

The article, written by licensed counselor Sarah Allen Benton of the Emmanuel College Counseling Center in Boston, received the first-place award in the “Best How-To Article” category in ASHPE’s 2010 Awards Competition. “Treating the High-Functioning Alcoholic” advises addiction counselors on how to overcome challenges in treating individuals who have been able to maintain an outside life while still drinking to alcoholic levels.

Many of these individuals will point to the successes they have been able to achieve at work and in their family life as evidence that they don’t need treatment for their alcohol use. Benton, author of the book Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic: Professional Views and Personal Insights, counteracts these arguments and gives clinicians clear advice on how they can achieve breakthroughs, including by taking advantage of the goal-oriented nature of these patients.

“We are truly honored to be recognized by ASHPE for this article,” said Addiction Professional editor Gary Enos. “The ‘how-to’ article category is particularly meaningful to us because it speaks to Addiction Professional’s mission: to give addiction counselors the practical tools they need to deliver excellent care for their clients in need.”

Since the publication of Benton’s article, her work and her book have received a great deal of attention nationally, including coverage in 2009 in The New York Times.

For more information, contact: Gary Enos, GEnos@vendomegrp.com

Most Comprehensive Healthcare Informatics 100 Published

Unique Compendium of Healthcare IT Industry Annual Corporate Rankings Released by Healthcare Informatics

New York, June 2, 2010. Healthcare Informatics magazine announces the 2010 Healthcare Informatics 100, a ranking of the 100 vendors with the highest revenues derived from healthcare IT products and services earned in the U.S. Based on revenue information from 2009, this year’s listing provides readers with a unique information resource and financial overview of vendors active in the healthcare IT market. The Healthcare Informatics 100 is published in the June issue of Healthcare Informatics magazine as well as online at www.healthcare-informatics.com.

The top five companies for 2010 are McKesson Technology Solutions (Alpharetta, Ga.), Dell (Round Rock, Texas, CareFusion (San Diego, Calif.), GE Healthcare (Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.), and Cerner Corporation (Kansas City, Mo.), in that order.  In 2009, the top five slots were filled by McKesson, Cerner, CSC (Falls Church, Va.), Agfa Healthcare (Ridgefield Park, N.J.), and Siemens Medical Solutions (Malvern, Pa.).

“We believe that the Healthcare Informatics 100 offers a unique service to our industry, and is uniquely referenced by professionals throughout the field every year,” says Mark Hagland, Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Informatics. “We are pleased both with the participation of hundreds of vendor companies in the Healthcare Informatics 100 process, and with the rigorous and tireless work of our colleagues at Porter Research and ST Advisors.”

Most corporate revenues are self-reported. However, to ensure accuracy and compile as comprehensive a list as possible, Healthcare Informatics editors collaborated with Atlanta-based Porter Research and Evanston, Ill.-based ST Advisors for essential research and analysis. Benjamin Rooks, principal at ST Advisors, notes, “As a member of its editorial board, I’ve long viewed the HCI 100 as a seminal industry data source and, as such, I was delighted to help ensure its accuracy and completeness.”

Industry veteran Porter Research President Cynthia Porter adds, “Having been in the healthcare IT industry for the past 25 years, I have seen the tremendous impact the Healthcare Informatics 100 list has on this industry. The healthcare market waits with baited breath for the June issue of Healthcare Informatics because it gives a true snapshot of where providers are spending their healthcare IT dollars. I was very pleased that Porter Research was able to help compile the data that so many in the healthcare industry value. We were able to bring our unique knowledge of this quickly expanding industry to the table, providing a real understanding of which companies should be on the list, and how their revenue data should best be represented.”

Healthcare Informatics has compiled the Healthcare Informatics 100 for more than 20 years. The magazine is published by the Vendome Group, LLC, and based in New York.

For more information, contact: Charlene Marietti, cmarietti@vendomegrp.com

Secad10 Teams Up with Partners in Health to Help Haiti

New York, NY (January 25, 2010)–Vendome Group, publisher of Addiction Professional and Behavioral Healthcare magazines and producer of the SECAD.10 Conference, is teaming up with Partners In Health to help with the relief efforts in Haiti.  The partnership is designed so that for every attendee registering for the 2010 SECAD Conference from now until the start of the show, Vendome Group will donate $35.00 to Partners In Health to help with the distribution of the much-needed medical supplies and services in the earthquake-stricken areas of that country.  In addition, for every booth that is sold between now and the start of the show, Vendome Group will donate $250.00. 

“As everyone knows and sees on the nightly news, Port-au-Prince, Haiti has been decimated by the recent earthquake, and is in desperate need of medical supplies and services. As a company that strives to advance the healthcare industry, we feel that it is very important for us to give back and to help those in desperate need.  Partners In Health works to bring modern medical care to those in the poorest areas, and has been working on the ground in Haiti for more than 20 years.  We are very excited about this partnership and know that our donations will help save lives,” says Eric Woods, V.P. and Managing Director of Vendome Group.  

“Our goal is to not only save lives during this critical time, but to raise enough money to help sustain modern medical care in Haiti for a long time to come.  It will be a very long road to recovery for that country.  We are happy to be doing our part, and hope that other people will join us in that effort,” says Woods.

In 2009, the SECAD Conference attracted more than 100 exhibiting companies and 450 attendees.  This year, the conference will be held at the Gaylord Opryland, in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 21 – 24. 

For more information on SECAD.10, visit www.SECAD10.com.  To donate directly to Partners in Health, visit www.PIH.org.

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Healthcare Informatics Names Mark Hagland Editor-in-Chief

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 Vendome Group LLC has announced that Mark Hagland has been named Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Informatics, effective immediately. As a nationally recognized healthcare journalist, Mr. Hagland brings more than 20 years' experience in healthcare publishing as a writer, editor, and speaker.

“We are very pleased to have Mark Hagland take a leadership role at Healthcare Informatics. His extensive experience managing healthcare publications and covering healthcare technologies and issues, plus the high regard in which he is held by industry insiders will enable him to implement and achieve strategic goals that benefit Healthcare Informatics and its readers," said Mark Fried, Vice President and Managing Director for the Healthcare Division of New York-based Vendome Group.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Hagland served Healthcare Informatics and its readers for more than 10 years as a Contributing Editor, covering topics including healthcare policy and reform, patient safety and quality, provider-payer relations, organizational strategy, and strategic IT issues and been recognized with numerous national awards for his work. He has also authored two books on improving quality and efficiency in healthcare delivery. He holds a Master of Science in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

For more information, please contact:
Charlene Marietti, Executive Director of Editorial Initiatives
cmarietti@vendomegrp.com

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Environments for Aging.10 Teams Up with Partners In Health to Help Haiti

New York, NY (January 25, 2010)–Vendome Group, publisher of Long-Term Living magazine and producer of the Environments for Aging.10 Conference, is teaming up with Partners In Health to help with the relief efforts in Haiti.  The partnership is designed so that for every attendee registering for the 2010 Environments for Aging Conference from now until the start of the show, Vendome Group will donate $100.00 to Partners In Health to help with the distribution of the much-needed medical supplies and services in the earthquake-stricken areas of that country.  In addition, for every booth that is sold between now and the start of the show, Vendome Group will donate $500.00. 

“As everyone knows and sees on the nightly news, Port-au-Prince, Haiti has been decimated by the recent earthquake, and is in desperate need of medical supplies and services. As a company that strives to advance the healthcare industry, we feel that it is very important for us to give back and to help those in desperate need.  Partners In Health works to bring modern medical care to those in the poorest areas, and has been working on the ground in Haiti for more than 20 years.  We are very excited about this partnership and know that our donations will help save lives,” says Eric Woods, V.P. and Managing Director of Vendome Group.  

“Our goal is to not only save lives during this critical time, but to raise enough money to help sustain modern medical care in Haiti for a long time to come.  It will be a very long road to recovery for that country.  We are happy to be doing our part, and hope that other people will join us in that effort,” says Woods.

In 2009, the Environments for Aging Conference attracted more than 40 exhibiting companies and 450 attendees.  This year, the conference will be held at the Hotel Del Coronado, in San Diego, California, on March 21 – 23. 

For more information on EFA.10, visit www.EFA10.com.  To donate directly to Partners in Health, visit www.PIH.org.

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BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE Names Six Champions for 2009

Behavioral Healthcare, the widely-read professional journal serving managers and clinicians in the mental health and substance abuse fields, is pleased to announce its list of 2009 Behavioral Health Champions:

• John Van Camp-President and CEO, Southwest Solutions, Inc., Detroit, Michigan.
• Elizabeth "Betsy" Pfromm, MS, MPA-President and CEO, Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic, Los Angeles, California.
• George P. Joseph, LCDC-CEO, The Right Step/Spirit Lodge, Houston, Texas.
• J. Michael Armstrong, MA, MBA-CEO, Community Hope, Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey.
• David W. Hillis, FACHE, FACATA-President and CEO, AdCare Hospital of Worcester, Massachusetts.
• Anthony Zipple, ScD, MBA-Chief Executive Officer, Thresholds, Chicago, Illinois.

These champions, nominated by their peers and selected by the editorial team of Behavioral Healthcare magazine, rank among the most active and accomplished executives and leaders in the fields of community mental healthcare and substance abuse treatment and recovery. Each will be recognized at an awards luncheon on February 22, 2010, at the SECAD ’10 conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

"These champions, and the organizations they lead, continue to make remarkable contributions to those struggling to recover from brain injury, mental trauma, mental illness, and substance addiction across the United States," says Dennis Grantham, senior editor of Behavioral Healthcare magazine. "Each has led or fostered innovative approaches that have helped thousands, from young children and teens to adults and military veterans, to begin and follow the path of recovery."

Beyond their impact on individuals, programs led by the 2009 Champions have helped reshape and restore families and communities through excellence in a wide range of community behavioral health programs:

• supported housing and employment programs,
• early-childhood and teen intervention programs,
• adult programs, including parenting and financial literacy,
• integrated medical and behavioral health programs, and,
• community and economic development programs.
  

Profiles of the 2009 Behavioral Health Champions can be found in the November/December issue of Behavioral Healthcare magazine or in the Behavioral Health Champions tab found at www.behavioral.net.

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Healthcare Informatics Webinars: User Authentication: Can You Make Clinicians Happy and Maintain Compliance?

 
NEW YORK, October 22, 2009 — Healthcare Informatics webinars, a division of Vendome Group, will present a live webinar on Oct. 29, 2009, on user authentication strategies in healthcare with an in-depth look at biometrics. This program, User Authentication: Can You Make Clinicians Happy and Maintain Compliance?, will feature Mike Wisz, a consultant who has worked with a wide range of healthcare organizations and Gary Moon, a security analyst for Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Each presenter will discuss how to best provide authentication methods that comply with regulations while meeting the needs of clinicians.

Data security in healthcare presents some unusual challenges with clinicians needing quick access to systems when lives are at stake. At the same time, IT professionals in healthcare must meet myriad federal and state regulations to protect data on patients. Compliance in this area is a must as it can affect the reimbursements healthcare providers receive as well as causing possible fines and other actions by authorities. Biometrics is one solution that is drawing favorable reviews in some healthcare organizations, according to Wisz.

This free, one-hour program is sponsored by Digital Persona, the leading provider of fingerprint identity solutions for enterprises, retail/restaurant POS, custom application developers and consumers. The company offers software and hardware that protects people and businesses by enabling them to control their digital identities.

To register for this program, click here, or go to:

http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=173266&s=1&k=1E8421C3D68AAF7FF7BD79E09E0C270C&partnerref=PR

Richard Jarvis
Webinar Director
Vendome Group LLC
149 Fifth Ave.
Tenth Floor
New York, NY 10010
rjarvis@vendomegrp.com
http://www.vendomewebinars.com
212-812-1413 (V)
404-784-5772 (C)

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ENVIRONMENTS FOR AGING.10 Announces Scholarship Program

New York, NY (December 10, 2009)–Vendome Group, publisher of Long-Term Living magazine, and The Center for
Health Design announce the 2010 Environments for Aging Scholarship Program. Each scholarship is designed to assist
those who are unable to afford to attend the conference, by providing them with assistance in covering the conference
registration fees.


"As part of our community outreach program, the Environments for Aging.10 Scholarship Program provides an opportunity
for those who cannot afford the full registration fee a chance to attend the conference. We have worked very closely with
our partner, The Center for Health Design, as well as the American Institute of Architects — Designs for Aging Knowledge
Community (AIA DFA), the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and the Society for the Advancement of
Gerontological Environments (SAGE) to build a cutting-edge, all-encompassing agenda. Our goal in providing the
scholarships is to expand our audience, in an effort to further the conversations about how to develop practical,
affordable, and functional living environments for our aging population," said Eric Woods, V.P. and Managing Director of
Vendome Group.

"Our hope is that the EFA.10 scholarship money will enable both young and seasoned professionals—who would be
otherwise unable—to attend.. In bringing together newcomers and veterans alike, our goal is to push the boundaries of
the conversation and assist in furthering their knowledge and impact they will have on the long-term care industry. With
money and budgets being so tight, it is our duty to do whatever is in our power to ensure that we contribute to furthering
the education of all industry professionals," says Woods.

In 2009, the Environments for Aging Conference attracted more than 40 exhibiting companies and 450 attendees. This
year, the conference will be held at the Hotel Del Coronado, in San Diego, California, on March 21 – 23.
For more information on EFA.10, visit www.EFA10.com. To apply for a scholarship, please visit
www.EFA10.com/scholarship.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abbegayle Hunicke, Conference and Webinar Marketing Director
Vendome Group
212-812-8429 or ahunicke@vendomegrp.com

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SECAD.10 Announces Scholarship Program

New York, NY (December 10, 2009)–Vendome Group, publisher of Addiction Professional and Behavioral Healthcare
magazines and producer of the SECAD.10 Conference, announces the 2010 SECAD Scholarship Program. The program
is designed to provide those who are unable to afford the cost of the conference an opportunity to apply for a scholarship
covering all, or some, of the conference registration fee.


"Our conference scholarship programs are a way of giving back to the community, and providing an opportunity for those
who cannot afford the full registration fee a chance to attend the conference. We have worked very closely with our
association partners: the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and the Software and Technology Vendors’ Association (SATVA) to build a cutting-edge, all-encompassing agenda. The conference scholarships will enable more addiction, design, and technology industry professionals to attend, and allow for more diverse conversations and a broader range of participation that will push the boundaries of how to move the addiction industry into the future," said Eric Woods, V.P. and Managing Director of Vendome Group.

"Our hope is that the SECAD.10 scholarship money will enable young and seasoned professionals alike to attend, and to
further their knowledge and impact on the addiction industry. With money and budgets being so tight, we truly feel that
this is the right thing to do," says Woods.

In 2009, the SECAD Conference attracted more than 100 exhibiting companies and 450 attendees. This year, the
conference will be held at the Gaylord Opryland, in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 21 – 24.

For more information on SECAD.10, visit www.SECAD10.com. To apply for a scholarship, please visit
www.SECAD10.com/scholarship.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abbegayle Hunicke, Conference and Webinar Marketing Director
Vendome Group
212-812-8429 or ahunicke@vendomegrp.com

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HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 Kicked Off Saturday with a Highly International Group of Attendees and Exhibitors

NOVEMBER 05, 2009, NEW YORK, NY – HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 (www.HCD09.com) kicked off Saturday, October 31, in Orlando, Florida with pre-conference workshops and facility tours. The pre-conference workshops provided attendees with the opportunity to explore the most pressing topics in healthcare design and to exchange ideas, experiences and lessons learned, while the facility tours offered a first-hand look at the implementation of some of the most cutting-edge design techniques.

On Sunday, internationally renowned architect and designer Michael Graves delivered a highly inspirational opening keynote address, challenging everyone to overcome any and all obstacles that are thrown in their way. He shared with participants an intimate portrait of his celebrated career and spoke about his personal journey, which reinforced his design philosophy and inspired a new vision for himself and for his firm.

Close to 2,900 healthcare, construction, and design professionals participated in more than 150 Educational Programs, Networking Events, and Facility Tours. These professionals came from 29 different countries, including:

The demographic breakdown this year remained impressive, with: 33% Hospital Administrators, Vice-Presidents, and Directors 17% Architects 12% Presidents, CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and Owners 8% Interior Designers 5% Consultants and Medical Planners 4% Construction and Project Managers 3% Facility Managers and Planners 1% Chief Engineers

(The remaining percentage (16%) represents miscellaneous titles that were not included in our breakdown or did not indicate their title.)

In addition, during the course of HCD.09, attendees benefited from the Exhibit Hall with over 300 exhibitors and had the opportunity to explore the New Product Pavilion where they previewed the latest products and services available. 

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 was produced by Vendome Group, publisher of HEALTHCARE DESIGN and Healthcare Building Ideas magazines, in conjunction with The Center for Health Design, the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health, and in association with the American College for Healthcare Architects, the International Interior Design Association, American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers, the International Facility Management Association, the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design, and the American Society of Interior Designers. 

The Economic Downturn has Caused Widespread Re-evaluation of Resources and the Role of Technology Across the Healthcare Industry.

NEW YORK, NY (July 27, 2009) -  Eighty-five percent of healthcare providers report that their organizations have responded to the economic downturn with cost-cutting measures, according to the latest research report from the Healthcare Informatics Research Series. 

The question facing hospitals, non-hospital care centers and health plans is how to do more with less? Healthcare provider organizations are searching for ways to squeeze out inefficiencies and, in many instances, are turning to technology to do so. This report, Trends in Financial Strategies and Technologie, looks at specific cost-cutting measures, outlines the factors affecting IT budgets and examines strategies that have been outlined and implemented to optimize care delivery processes and increase revenues.

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 Adds a New Construction and Engineering Track

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 is expanding its agenda to include a new Construction and Engineering Track

New York, NY (July 8, 2009) – Vendome Group, publishers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN and Healthcare Building Ideas magazines, and The Center for Health Design (CHD), a nonprofit research, education, and advocacy organization, are pleased to announce the development of a 2-day educational track for HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 that will focus on the building science, management, and engineering technologies of healthcare facilities.

The new track will highlight the integration of healthcare design, construction, and facility teams, with nine sessions presenting key information from the perspective of those responsible for the construction and engineering of healthcare facilities.

Topics of the new construction and engineering sessions are:

• How Integrated Project Delivery Can Transform the Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities
• Capturing Proactive Construction Risk Assessments (PCRA) Costs in Planning and Design
• Remaining Operational During Complex Construction Projects
• Target Value Design: Making Evidence-Based Design Financially Feasible
• Strategies for Successful Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Implementation
• How Technology Enables Iconic Building Designs
• Code Compliance Challenges for Healthcare Construction
• Energy Savings for Healthcare
• Transitioning from Construction to Operating Compliance at Occupancy

"By expanding the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 agenda to include the Construction and Engineering track, our goal is to provide the most complete educational experience in the healthcare industry, bringing together people from each stage of the development process to discuss ideas of how to best streamline project steps from start to finish," stated Eric Woods, Vice-President and Managing Director of Vendome Group. "By bringing in contractors and engineers from around the world, we hope to convey new perspectives on the challenges not only faced by designers, but by the contractors and engineers actually implementing the ideas and plans, allowing for broader solutions to some of the industry's biggest issues."

In addition to HEALTHCARE DESIGN, Vendome Group and The Center produce Environments for Aging, a conference designed to educate architects, designers, builders, owners, and government agencies on the planning and design of next-generation, elder-friendly environments; and X3 Summit, a unique event that focuses on the fusion of technology, clinical care, and facility design, and explores how to financially maximize their interaction.

To learn more about HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 and the new Construction and Engineering track, visit the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 Web site at www.hcd09.com.

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ASID and Vendome Announce New Partnership

Increased collaboration between two organizations brings more opportunities for interior designers

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 7, 2009) | The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and Vendome Group, whose Healthcare Division is behind the industry's leading healthcare design magazines, journals, books, conferences and webinars, recently announced a strengthened partnership.

"Interior design professionals are looking for ways to advance their careers and build their business, and ASID has a responsibility to continue to add new programs and give support to its members," says Michael Alin, Hon. FASID, ASID executive director. "The collaboration between ASID and Vendome is an opportunity to do just that."

ASID and Vendome found multiple areas for collaboration.

Continuing Education — Readers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN will find a new way to earn continuing education units (CEUs) through distance learning, reading selected articles and completing a corresponding online course and examination at www.asiduni.org.  ASID now serves as the managing association for Vendome when seeking approval from the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC) for online courses, webinars and conference programs.

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 Conference — Joining the ranks of leading industry experts such as The Center for Health Design, the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health, the American College for Healthcare Architects, the International Facility Management Association and the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design, ASID partners to develop educational content for this 4-day, solution-focused experience aimed at delivering successful outcomes for healthcare facilities now and into the future.

SECAD.10 Conference — As an association partner of SECAD (Southeast Conference on Addictive Disorders), ASID introduces a new track of educational programming focused around design of the built environment and its impact on patients suffering from addiction disorders and behavioral health issues. ASID adds to a conference agenda that will educate and inspire designers, counselors, trainers, medical professionals, architects and facility managers.

Environments for Aging.10 - Founded and produced by Vendome Group, publishers of Long-Term Living magazine, and The Center for Health Design, in association with the Society for the Advancements of Gerontological Environments (SAGE), the AIA Design for Aging Knowledge Community and now ASID, this event is a comprehensive three-day experience, during which attendees and presenters will explore and share new ideas for creating attractive and functional living environments that meet the unique needs of the aging population.  

ASID Members Contribute Expertise — In addition to a bimonthly ASID column in HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine, ASID will contribute a regular article for DESIGN/Environments for Aging magazine. A team of ASID health care design experts will also contribute to a weekly blog post featured on HEALTHCARE DESIGN's web site, healthcaredesignmagazine.com, in HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine and in the weekly HEALTHCARE DESIGN eNewsletter.

HEALTHCARE DESIGN Webinar Series – ASID joins Vendome in offering this series of 14 interactive webinars featuring top experts in the field of healthcare design to discuss topics professionals can put to use right away.

Long-Term Living Architecture and Design Webinar Series – ASID joins editors of Long-Term Living magazine, in conjunction with The Center for Health Design, AIA, and SAGE to offer an annual series of interactive webinars. Each addresses current issues and industry trends in the design and build of long-term care facilities.

Michael O'Donnell, Group Publisher for the Healthcare Division of Vendome Group stated the following: "It is always exciting to have the opportunity to form a relationship with a society, association or an organization that strives for similar goals as your own. Providing better education and greater opportunities to those creating healing health environments has always been a goal of Vendome Group and the addition of ASID as an educational partner is a key to achieving those goals."

For more information on upcoming conferences, webinars and access to ASID subscriptions to Vendome publications, please visit www.asid.org or contact education@asid.org.

About ASID: The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is a community of people—designers, industry representatives, educators and students—committed to interior design. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively change people's lives. Its more than 40,000 members engage in a variety of professional programs and activities through a network of 48 chapters throughout the United States and Canada.  www.asid.org

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HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 Announces the New Product Pavilion

New York, NY (June 17, 2009)–Vendome Group, publisher of HEALTHCARE DESIGN and Healthcare Building Ideas magazines and producers of the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 Conference, announces the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 New Product Pavilion.  The New Product Pavilion is designed to maximize each company's investment by building additional awareness for a new product – and their company – beyond their booth. 

"Seeing the newest industry products is one of the top conference attractions for companies.  We believe that the New Product Pavilion provides a highly visible product showcase for all participating companies, allowing them to maximize their marketing investment in HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09  The Product Pavilion will be strategically placed on the exhibit floor, allowing for maximum exposure," said Eric Woods VP and Managing Director of Vendome Group.

Each product to be featured in the New Product Pavilion will be limited to those developed within the past 24 months, providing attendees with the industry's latest innovative developments. "By implementing the New Product Pavilion, we will be maximizing attendees' experience, while promoting the development of innovative products that continue the evolution of design in the healthcare industry," says Woods.

In 2008, the HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference attracted more than 300 exhibiting companies and more than 3,600 attendees.  This year, the conference will be held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida on October 31 – November 3.

For more information on HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 visit www.HCD09.com.  To submit a product for the New Product Pavilion, please visit www.HCD09.com/productpavilion.

About HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 is a 4-day, solution-focused experience aimed at delivering successful outcomes for healthcare facilities now and into the future.  Attendees can earn up to 21 CEUs from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC), as well as other accrediting organizations

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Healthcare Informatics, a Vendome Group publication, has won three awards from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors for excellence in journalism.

NEW YORK, May 6, 2009 — Healthcare Informatics, a Vendome Group publication, has won three awards from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors for excellence in journalism.

In the Profile category, Healthcare Informatics received a gold award for "Behind the Curtain," an in-depth look at Epic System Corporation by Senior Contributing Editor Mark Hagland. In the Single News Article segment, the publication took silver for Kate Gamble's "No Sponge Left Behind," a look at the technologies used to track surgical equipment in the OR. And in the Legislative/Government category, Contributing Editor David Raths won bronze for his examination of privacy issues in, "Stay Out of My EMR."

"I couldn't be prouder of our entire staff," said Anthony Guerra, Healthcare Informatics Editor-in-Chief. "Every single person involved with this magazine has one goal in mind — to provide our readers with actionable news and analysis that helps them improve healthcare. These awards from ASHPE give us confidence we're fulfilling that mission."

About Healthcare Informatics
Healthcare Informatics is the only publication focused solely on servicing the acute-care C-suite IT leaders. It covers best practices for system selection, contract negotiation, implementation and integration, as well as strategic management issues, such as governance, staffing, budgeting and change management.  To ensure consistent coverage of important issues, Healthcare Informatics and its Web site are divided into six areas of content — clinical, financial, administrative, wireless, imaging, and policy.

Celebrated Architect Michael Graves to Keynote HEALTHCARE DESIGN 09 Conference

Renowned architect and product designer to open industry's best-attended and most respected conference on evidence-based design for healthcare in Orlando, Florida, October 31 – November 3, 2009.

New York, NY (April 29, 2009) – Vendome Group, publishers of HEALTHCARE DESIGN magazine, and The Center for Health Design (CHD), a nonprofit research, education, and advocacy organization, today announced that architect Michael Graves will be the opening keynote speaker at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09 conference.

HEALTHCARE DESIGN provides educational opportunities and forums for those who design, build, and renovate healthcare facilities. It is the largest and most comprehensive educational conference of its kind, and was attended by more than 3,500 people in 2008.

Mr. Graves, FAIA, who has been in the forefront of architecture and design since he founded his practice in 1964, has been credited with broadening the role of the architect in society and raising public interest in good design as essential to the quality of everyday life, most commonly recognized through his designs for domestic products that are sold at Target stores throughout the United States. A native of Indianapolis, he received his architectural training at the University of Cincinnati and Harvard University. In 1960, he won the Rome Prize and studied at the American Academy in Rome, of which he is now a Trustee. In 1962, Graves began a nearly 40-year teaching career at Princeton University, where he is now the Robert Schirmer Professor of Architecture, Emeritus. He has received 12 honorary doctorates and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. His practice has evolved into two firms: Michael Graves & Associates, which provides architecture, master planning, and interior design services, and has designed over 350 buildings worldwide, and Michael Graves Design Group, which specializes in product and graphic design, as well as branding services.

In 2003, a sudden illness left him paralyzed from the waist down. Now confined to a wheelchair, Graves' designs continue to combine simple utility, functional innovation, and formal beauty with his now deeper understanding of the importance of accessibility and patient-centered design in the healthcare sector. Five years after the illness that changed him forever, Graves and his team are hard at work on many healthcare design projects, including a line of home healthcare products that fuse one-dimensional medical utility with style, multifunctional elegance, and beauty.

"We are delighted and honored to have someone of Michael Graves' stature to keynote this event," says Debra Levin, President and CEO of The Center. "Michael's stated design philosophy—that healthcare settings need to serve those who work and receive care in them—is very much in alignment with The Center's mission to transform healthcare environments through design research. We look forward to what we know will be an engaging, dynamic, not-to-be-missed keynote presentation that will set the tone for the rest of the event."

"Michael Graves' participation in this year's HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference shows the importance that we, as well as our partners at CHD, AIA AAH, and ASID place on this event, and our commitment to ensuring that we continually search for those people that are not only promoting, but improving, the healing environment," says Eric Woods, Vice-President and Managing Director of Vendome Group. "Michael brings a wealth of knowledge and insight, setting the stage for what will be not only the best HEALTHCARE DESIGN Conference to date, but the most significant design conference this year."

In addition to HEALTHCARE DESIGN, Vendome Group and The Center produce Environments for Aging, a conference designed to educate architects, designers, builders, owners, and government agencies on the planning and design of next-generation, -more- elder-friendly environments, and X3 Summit, a unique event that focuses on the fusion of technology, clinical care, and facility design, and explores how to financially maximize their interaction. Those interested in learning more about HEALTHCARE DESIGN.09, and how they can be a part of this illustrious event can visit the HEALTHCARE DESIGN Web site at www.hcd09.com.

About The Center for Health Design
The Center for Health Design (CHD), formed in 1993, is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization of forward-thinking healthcare, elder care, design, and construction professionals and product manufacturers who are leading the quest to improve the quality of healthcare facilities and create new environments for healthy aging. Its voluntary board of directors guides the work of paid staff that manages and directs the organization's research, education, outreach, and advocacy efforts. For more information, visit www.healthdesign.org.

About Michael Graves & Associates and Michael Graves Design Group
Michael Graves and his design firms have received nearly 200 awards for design excellence. In 2001, the American Institute of Architects awarded Michael Graves its Gold Medal, the highest award bestowed upon an individual. He also received the 1999 National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton and the 2001 Frank Annunzio Award from the Christopher Columbus Society, a prestigious award sanctioned by the U.S. Congress in recognition of broad contributions to society. In 2007, Michael Graves received the Courage Award from the National Courage Center and the Health and Design Award from the Paralyzed Veterans of America, both awards recognized his outstanding contributions on behalf of people with disabilities, as well as his leadership and innovation in the creation of quality medical devices, He received the inaugural Russel Wright Award for product design and, in recognition of his distinguished teaching career, the William Howard Taft Medal from the University of Cincinnati and the Tau Sigma Delta Gold Medal.

Vendome Group Headquarters 149 5th Avenue, 10th floor New York City, New York 10010 Tel: 1-800-519-3692, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday

The Center for Health Design Headquarters 1850 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 1083 Concord, CA 94520 Tel: 925-521-9404, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday

Michael Graves & Associates Michael Graves Design Group 341 Nassau Street Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Tel: 609-924-6409, 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday

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April Issue of Fair Housing Coach Celebrates Fair Housing Month

(March 4, 2009—New York, NY)—The April 2009 issue of Fair Housing Coach will mark the 41th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act by giving residential multifamily housing owners and managers a chance to test their knowledge of fair housing law, announced Mark Fried, Vice President and Managing Director, Vendome Group, LLC.

To coincide with Fair Housing Month, Vendome also plans to release the Second Edition of its Complete Guide to Fair Housing Training, a comprehensive training guide for residential property managers. Each lesson in the book is tailored to a specific topic and begins with an overview, followed by rules for avoiding fair housing trouble, and a short test. For information about Fair Housing Coach and the Complete Guide to Fair Housing Training, visit www.vendomegrp.com/real_estate.html or call (800) 519-3692.

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Healthcare Executives Will Discuss How Best to Spend Economic Stimulus Money at June Conference

Invitation-only event brings together healthcare C-suite leaders, policymakers, and architects to explore challenges and opportunities of integrating technology into healthcare facility design and care processes.

"As awareness of evidence-based design increases and the body of evidence grows, more and more people have sought to build hospitals with the guidance of research. But, up until now, there was no event specifically examining the confluence of technology, facility design, and innovations in clinical care," says Debra Levin, President and CEO of The Center. "Success will come from understanding and matching the requirements of all three forces."

"X3 Summit provides a forum that will take the magazine content and apply it to everyday obstacles faced by healthcare executives," says Anthony Guerra, Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Informatics magazine. "Attendees will discuss the issues that CIOs, CTOs, and other executives ask us to address every day: What is the future of technology in healthcare, and how can it be implemented in a financially viable manner?" Healthcare Informatics, published by Vendome Group, is the first business publication to focus on the development and implementation of information systems in healthcare. Its goal is to provide timely, high-

quality intelligence about information technology for executives and managers on the IT decision-making team in healthcare facilities and organizations of all types. CHD has been working to improve the quality and safety of medical facilities for the past 20 years, focusing on the use of evidence-based design to improve outcomes for patients and staff and to improve the bottom line.

X3 is the third event that Vendome Group and The Center have partnered on. Together, they have produced Environments for Aging, a conference designed to educate architects, designers, builders, owners, and government agencies on the planning and design of next-generation elder-friendly environments, and HEALTHCARE DESIGN, which provides educational opportunities and forums for those who design, build, and renovate healthcare facilities. HEALTHCARE DESIGN is the largest and most comprehensive educational conference of its kind, and was attended by more than 3,500 people in 2008.

Those interested in learning more about X3 Summit, and how they can be a part of the event can visit the website at www.X3Summit.com.

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Vendome to Release Special New York Apartment Law Insider Directory Issue

(December 19, 2008, New York, NY)—In FY 2008, the New York City Fire Department issued 34,119 fire safety violations. New York City apartment building owners and managers can learn how to avoid becoming another statistic by reading the exclusive one-on-one interview with Noel Miller, Deputy Chief Inspector of the New York City Fire Department, which is featured in the 2009 New York Apartment Law Insider Directory Issue, according to Mark Fried, Vice President and Managing Director, Vendome Group, LLC.

Miller, who has been responsible for developing the citywide resident sprinkler unit inspection and testing procedures, explains why apartment building owners need to be more proactive, instead of waiting until the last minute to deal with fire safety violations. In addition to walking apartment owners and managers through an inspection, Miller cites the most common violations.   "We are excited about the 2009 New York Apartment Law Insider Directory Issue, which is in a new 8-1/2 x 11 format, and contains a 30-page Directory of Services—everything from accountants to window guard manufacturers," Fried said.

In addition, to the interview with Miller, the issue also provides new information on notifying tenants about air contamination report results, as well as a Building Management Calendar for January-February 2009. For more information about the New York Apartment Law Insider Directory Issue, visit www.vendomegrp.com or call (800) 519-3692.

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Vendome Group Acquires Healthcare Building Ideas

Vendome Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Healthcare Building Ideas from Atlanta-based D&D Communications Group, LLC.  Healthcare Building Ideas is a national trade publication that reaches 20,000 healthcare design and construction professionals.

Healthcare Building Ideas is an ideal complement to Vendome's six leading healthcare magazines and a perfect strategic fit with the company's award-winning  HEALTHCARE DESIGN and its sister conference, the best attended and most respected conference on evidence-based healthcare design.  Healthcare Building Ideas expands HEALTHCARE DESIGN's editorial coverage and focus on the building science and engineering technologies surrounding the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities from the inside out.

The vital communication between design, construction, and facility teams will be at the forefront, presenting key information from the perspective of those responsible for the construction and engineering of healthcare buildings—buildings that operate 24/7, demand high levels of occupant safety, and must accommodate fast-moving changes in technology.

With a circulation targeting the key decision makers in the healthcare construction process — including engineers, construction managers, architects, planners, and facility managers — Healthcare Building Ideas sheds new light on the conversations between these groups that make all the difference in successful building projects.

Healthcare Building Ideas will be folded into Vendome's Healthcare Division under the  management of Group Publisher Mike O'Donnell and sold by the HEALTHCARE DESIGN  team.  Editorial management will be led by Todd Hutlock, who was named the Editor-in-Chief of HEALTHCARE DESIGN effective January 2009. 

"We are very excited to add Healthcare Building Ideas to our portfolio.  The acquisition will enable Vendome to leverage its sales, editorial, marketing, and production resources while providing our advertisers with opportunities to reach both the design and construction audiences within the healthcare vertical," says Mark Fried, Managing Director and VP of Vendome's Healthcare Division. 

Speaking on behalf of D&D Communications, President David Corson commented: "We are proud of the progress that Healthcare Building Ideas has made in the four years since we launched the title. Our team worked hard to make the magazine a leading publication in the healthcare design, construction and maintenance industry, and we believe that it will continue to grow with its new owners."

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Vendome Publishes New York City Apartment Law Answer Book

(October 22, 2008, New York, NY)—Vendome Group, LLC has just published its newest title in a series of real estate answer books. New York City Apartment Law Answer Book will help New York City apartment owners and managers, and the professionals who advise them, find the answers to hundreds of typical—and not-so-typical—questions about complying with current local, state, and federal rules and regulations.

"Written in simple, straightforward language, New York City Apartment Law Answer Book will help building owners negotiate the ins and outs of rent-stabilized and rent-controlled apartments, comply with the city's building codes, and effectively cope with tenant problems," says Mark Fried, Vice President and Managing Director of the company's real estate book division. In addition to containing answers to nearly 300 questions, the book includes charts, tables, and model tools that building owners can put to immediate use. The book also contains a glossary of terms.

New York City Apartment Law Answer Book is the perfect complement to New York City Apartment Checklist, which was published around the same time," Fried adds. Now in its 26th year, New York City Apartment Checklist provides a side-by-side explanation of the rules and regulations governing New York City apartments. It comes with a free, companion CD-ROM containing all the forms that New York City apartment owners need to file and stay compliant.

To find out more about these books,visit www.vendomegrp.com or call (800) 519-3692.

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Vendome Group Launches Research Databases for its Real Estate Line

(October 20, 2008, New York, NY)—Vendome Group, LLC has just completed the launch of 10 new research databases for real estate professionals, announced Mark Fried, Vice-President and Managing Director of the company's real estate group.

These research and information databases include:

Resident Property Management

• www.apartmentmanagementinsider.com (Apartment Building Management Insider)
  
• www.communityassociationinsider.com (Community Association Management Insider)

New York City Apartment Law

• www.apartmentlawinsider.com (New York Apartment Law Insider)
• www.nycapartmentlaw.com (Landlord v. Tenant)

Assisted and Affordable Housing

• www.assistedhousinginsider.com (Assisted Housing Management Management Insider)
• www.assistedhousingfinancialinsider.com (Assisted Housing Financial Management Insider)
• www.taxcredithousinginsider.com (Tax Credit Housing Management Insider)

Commercial Leasing and Property Management

• www.commercialleaselawinsider.com (Commercial Lease Law Insider)
• www.commercialpropertyinsider.net (Commercial Property Management Insider)
• www.commercialtenantleaseinsider.com (Commercial Tenant's Lease Insider)

These databases include the useful features appearing monthly in Vendome's line of real estate newsletters. In addition to clear, concise plain-English explanations of laws, rules, and regulations affecting these areas of real estate management, property owners, managers, tenants, and real estate professionals can search archives, get instant access to model tools, and stay on top of what is happening through the exclusive content that is updated weekly. Many of the databases also include a special "Ask the Insider" section, which makes it easier for subscribers to quickly find answers to site-management related questions.

"By offering this content online, we are giving our subscribers an opportunity to research real estate issues in a convenient, quick way," Fried adds.

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